Taylor’s Very Old Tawny Port – Kingsman Edition
Taylor’s Launches the very limited Edition: Taylor’s Very Old Tawny Port – Kingsman Edition, celebrating 20th Century Studios’ “The King’s…
Akarua Vertical Tasting
Akarua was founded in Bannockburn, Central Otago in 1995 by South Island businessman and former Mayor of Dunedin Sir Clifford…
Labour Weekend around the Nelson region
Spring has been around for a few weeks but Labour Weekend is the time food and beverage businesses shake off…
Seifried Family Winemakers
Seifried Estate Family Winemakers are among the early pioneers of the modern winemaking era in Nelson, and indeed, New Zealand.…
Blackenbrook Vineyards 2020 vintage
A few weeks ago Ursula Schwarzenbach asked me if I would like to visit them to taste their 2020 vintage…
NAKED WINE – The natural wine movement
There is a worldwide trend in grape growing and winemaking, where very few or no chemicals are used in the…
The Taylor Fladgate partnership will be releasing a Classic Vintage for 2018.
Taylor’s has announced that it will release a classic Taylor’s Vintage Port from 2018. Comments are as follows: Adrian Bridge,…
Kismet Whiskey Tasting and Hopgood’s Food Pairings
In keeping with my responsible drinking mantra of ‘drink less but drink better’ I have been enjoying the occasional quality…